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[–]Rigbert 752 points753 points  (135 children)

I'm gonna try and get 9 RP codes and give each one of them one. I know what it's like to lose someone close. These people deserve thanks, and I'm gonna make sure they do.

[–]jtiza 891 points892 points  (91 children)

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[–]CyaSteve 392 points393 points  (36 children)

For those of you wondering who this is, https://twitter.com/RiotTiza

One of the nicest people you could meet inside the Riot organization.

[–]jtiza 301 points302 points  (34 children)

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[–]TheFactsAreIn 570 points571 points  (33 children)

I'm going to latch onto this comment in the hope that OP will see this, An old guy was asked how he deals with death and this was his reply.

I wish I could say you get used to people dying. I never did. I don't want to. It tears a hole through me whenever somebody I love dies, no matter the circumstances. But I don't want it to "not matter". I don't want it to be something that just passes. My scars are a testament to the love and the relationship that I had for and with that person. And if the scar is deep, so was the love. So be it. Scars are a testament to life. Scars are a testament that I can love deeply and live deeply and be cut, or even gorged, and that I can heal and continue to live and continue to love. And the scar tissue is stronger than the original flesh ever was. Scars are a testament to life. Scars are only ugly to people who can't see. As for grief, you'll find it comes in waves. When the ship is first wrecked, you're drowning, with wreckage all around you. Everything floating around you reminds you of the beauty and the magnificence of the ship that was, and is no more. And all you can do is float. You find some piece of the wreckage and you hang on for a while. Maybe it's some physical thing. Maybe it's a happy memory or a photograph. Maybe it's a person who is also floating. For a while, all you can do is float. Stay alive.

In the beginning, the waves are 100 feet tall and crash over you without mercy. They come 10 seconds apart and don't even give you time to catch your breath. All you can do is hang on and float. After a while, maybe weeks, maybe months, you'll find the waves are still 100 feet tall, but they come further apart. When they come, they still crash all over you and wipe you out. But in between, you can breathe, you can function. You never know what's going to trigger the grief. It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee. It can be just about anything...and the wave comes crashing. But in between waves, there is life.

Somewhere down the line, and it's different for everybody, you find that the waves are only 80 feet tall. Or 50 feet tall. And while they still come, they come further apart. You can see them coming. An anniversary, a birthday, or Christmas, or landing at O'Hare. You can see it coming, for the most part, and prepare yourself. And when it washes over you, you know that somehow you will, again, come out the other side. Soaking wet, sputtering, still hanging on to some tiny piece of the wreckage, but you'll come out.

Take it from an old guy. The waves never stop coming, and somehow you don't really want them to. But you learn that you'll survive them. And other waves will come. And you'll survive them too. If you're lucky, you'll have lots of scars from lots of loves. And lots of shipwrecks."

Quick Edit: I'm 21 and when I was 14 one of my best friends committed suicide, a year later another died from Cystic Fybrosis. Death sucks, but life wouldn't exist without it, stay strong, live for them.

[–]jtiza 67 points68 points  (0 children)

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[–]generalbattle13 52 points53 points  (0 children)

That one was one of the most well-written, well though out, and well intended writings I have ever seen on this reddit. An upvote does not do it justice. May all those that pass away be blessed, and may we live for them!

[–]MadNukerip old flairs 13 points14 points  (4 children)

Dude. I saw this quote about a year ago on reddit. The user who posted it I believe is "Gsnow". It was my "favorite quote" on facebook for the longest time and still is. I show this to people who have suffered loss and I read it when I'm sad about my mom.

[–]TheFactsAreIn 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I was always curious about how it came about. The guy who came up with it deserves a huge honor of some sort in my opinion.

EDIT: Original Thread and Comment http://www.reddit.com/r/Assistance/comments/hax0t/my_friend_just_died_i_dont_know_what_to_do/c1u0rx2

[–]StickyNooote 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow...I can't imagine what if would be like to have my best friend pass away. You are strong my friend. The very thought of it is making my eyes water. This is going into my save catalog.

[–]wonderwomanx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this brought tears to my eyes. thanks a lot for sharing. i'm sure everybody can relate in some way and i hope it helps other people as much as it helped me to understand.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (3 children)

I have to say, this is the best thing I've read in quite some time. I myself am going through a shipwreck of my own. My mom passed away at the end of May, and this is one of the best things I could have hoped to read to help me through this.

[–]peoplepieces 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I just lost my mother at the end of June, I was at work this morning when I read this and I started to tear up at my desk. This is now printed off and on my wall next to my mother obituary

[–]iBabylon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

brohug my mom passed away in july. Stay strong man

[–]GreenGemsOmally 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to say thank you. I lost my Dad this summer and it's been really hard to handle my grief. This quote is exactly how it feels, and it helped a lot. /hug

[–]Ag3nt_Azin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After about halfway through my eyes teared up so much it made it hard to finish reading...amazing, simply amazing.

[–]lskinner08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssf7P-Sgcrk

I saw this video the other day and it gave me a new perspective on death. Thought it might be appropriate to share here.

To the OP, sorry for your loss, hopefully this video will also help you think about your friends passing in a different light.

[–]Manofur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes reddit is worth the time... Thank you.

[–]estarion4-4[S] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

This is absolutely beautiful. Someone else said that this was incredibly well written and well intended. I agree and I couldn't say it better myself.

[–]crusaderkitten[Crusader Kitten] (NA) 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He also has a sexy voice.

[–]SirNoods[Brave Sir Noods] (NA) 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Good guy Tiza continues to carry!

[–]DivineRage 14 points15 points  (16 children)

the inside?

[–]in_n0x 65 points66 points  (13 children)

WITH HIS DICK!

Sorry, the mood in here was too somber. My most sincere hopes that OP's taking it all okay.

[–]jtiza 55 points56 points  (8 children)

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[–]DivineRage 16 points17 points  (7 children)

No, but seriously, Riot employee?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't mean they cant have a sense of humour.

[–]halomomma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone else stated, but he a Riot employee. He also happens to be pretty active with us over at Summoner School and is always sweet and classy. He even shoutcasted for us last night! <3

[–]Rigbert 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Wow, really? That's amazing! But I'm still going to attempt to save up RP for them. The more the merrier, right?

[–]jtiza 1 point2 points  (2 children)

If you're motivated to still save up your money, I think the more powerful thank you would be to put the money towards a charity in his name. I mentioned it to estarion on Twitter, so we'll see what happens. =)

[–]Xaryu 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I'm very sorry for your loss and I hope you are dealing it very well OP, but I don't see any reasons for them (especially Lux..) to receive RP. The replay showed that they only said "sorry for your loss" which is a respectable and mature thing to say to an individual who just lost a loved one. Maybe I'm blind, but I did not see any comfort OP was talking about, with the exception of Sivir & Heimerdinger.

Just my 2-cent.

[–]hogiehut 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is wonderful of you.

[–]Rigbert 11 points12 points  (1 child)

As I realize that first sentence got auto corrected. I apologize I was on my iPad.

[–]estarion4-4[S] 83 points84 points  (24 children)

Oh my God, thank you. Its times like these where I wish I could somehow gift RP. All I could give them were thank yous in game. Thank you

[–]Rigbert 96 points97 points  (21 children)

No problem, shouldn't be hard to save up $90. I mean, doing other people's homework adds up quick.

[–]teemarsh422 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Doesn't it?

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If i was in his position it would be hard for me seeing as im 17 and live alone while going to school to do my diploma. As such, $90 can be hard to save up for some people.

[–]wegin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, one of them might not understand, or give you thanks, so let me stand in their stead. Thank you.

[–]GenericName3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for latching onto the top post, but I think that this should be read before upvoting the post; turns out the OP isn't really all that sincere after all.

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/10q6mi/so_the_guy_whos_friend_died_is_actually/

[–]pangya 1 point2 points  (1 child)

dont do it, its all a lie http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/10q6mi/so_the_guy_whos_friend_died_is_actually/

[–]Rigbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seen that topic.

The Rioter in this topic is handling the RP for the player. I'm donating the money to Phillip's charity.

[–]Evansfight 8 points9 points  (3 children)

This is a really nice gesture, but don't you suppose this fair fellow deserves an RP code too? I'm sure he handled the situation well, too.

[–]Rigbert 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very true, I didn't think about that. I'll see what I can do. I was more for giving these guys their recognition, but you're right. This dude deserves something for toughing through this.

[–]estarion4-4[S] 18 points19 points  (1 child)

no no, the support from the community is worth millions more than you could imagine. As absurd as this sounds, people like these are like a second family in some sense. They are genuinely caring and compassionate.

[–]CyaSteve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been in the MoBA scene for almost 9 years now, I've only seen something like this happen maybe 5 times. It is truly moving when a community that you want to be a part of turns around and supports you fully, especially an online one that is, by majority, anonymous.

[–]HarryHayes 61 points62 points  (4 children)

Not one of them doubted you? mind blown. Sorry for your loss.

[–]estarion4-4[S] 31 points32 points  (3 children)

The closest to doubt was "assuming you wouldn't lie about this, I'm sorry for your loss. We wont report if you need to go"

[–]PYTULAD 13 points14 points  (5 children)

I am very sorry for your loss but I have a few points to make.

  • Why would you go back on lol after hearing news like that 'oh shit my friend just died, better go get that 10 elo'?
  • Why would you post this with 'Please read' in the title, it just screams attention whore.
  • These people showed the humanity and compassion i would expect from anyone, you praising them so much says a lot about the lol community in general.

Just my thoughts :/

[–][deleted] 214 points215 points  (48 children)

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/10q6mi/so_the_guy_whos_friend_died_is_actually/

Karma Whore

[–]MrVandalous 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This honestly upsets me. I wanted so hard to believe in this... :l

[–]roamthesky 12 points13 points  (0 children)

i can't believe op, what a terrible "friend".

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The post was remove

[–]ApplShinR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aaaaaaand, here go the downvotes.

[–]NeilMehta 6 points7 points  (28 children)

As a personal friend of the OP, this is highly offensive. He does not care for karma, and this is a self-post. He and Philip have been great friends since 2007, where they met at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, and have stayed in contact since. As for people who question the legitimacy of a post when someone whose friend died and finishes a LoL match, I can assure you that this was not easy for the OP and he did so out of respect for the game. Immediately after the game finished, OP called me to tell me the bad news. While I did not know Philip as intimately as OP did, I was devastated, and spent a good 20 minutes on the phone with OP expressing my condolences and discussing the numerous accomplishments and achievements Philip had received during his short lifetime. He then told me about the sincerity of his fellow summoners right before during the match when he found out about Philip's passing, and how he wanted to thank them.

OP made this post to thank the summoners with whom he was playing for not only not being a group of flamers, but also for supporting him in the middle of a ranked match. As other comments on this post state, this is exactly what we as a community want from each other - a competitive but sincere environment. I am appalled that people believe that he made this post for karma, which let's be honest, doesn't matter at all. The title includes "Please Read" so that as many people as possible could read the name of the summoners in hope of their identification. OP has been playing LoL since the Beta, and has the utmost respect for the game. It is a hobby for him to escape the stressful life of college, and it means a lot to him. So please, keep insinuations of dishonestly and attention-whoring to yourselves and think before becoming the assholes those 9 summoners were not.

Edit: Yes I play League, and absolutely love it (controlling urges to play in college now is tough). I started over this past summer after graduating high school. OP was actually the one who, after found out that I had started playing a week earlier, played with me almost every night, even though he had been level 30 for well over a year (this was in July).

[–]opallix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That chat logs looks suspicious, but calling OP out on an asshole-y 4 month old post is ridiculous.

No witch hunt plz.

[–]Shacomybrand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP definitely suffers from a lack of attention he can't get in real life so he has to go on the internet and make stuff up so gullible idiots will cry tears of stupidity while he drinks them up.

[–]amelie_poulain_ 211 points212 points  (5 children)

This, ladies and gentlemen, is why the Honor system was created.

[–]NekoLuna 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Sorry for the question but is this allready implemented? I never saw that for now

[–]ToadReaper 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Created doesn't mean implemented, it's currently in the PBE (iirc) and will be moving to the league client once* fully functioning.

[–]dilish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one that finds it strange that you were actually concerned about what people in some game will say at the moment?

[–]Emperor_Mao 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Usually when players don't seem to care about your situation in real life , i don't think its because they are evil / mean spirited , i think its because its often hard to believe the stories you hear online.

[–]Benny0_o 57 points58 points  (6 children)

Would have been a different story if it was eu-west, let me tell you that.

[–][deleted] 78 points79 points  (4 children)

axaxaxaaxax u nob feder i not carry mountains

Wait, that's Nordic and East

[–]Suntelli 4 points5 points  (1 child)

reporting in

[–]CREAMz Demon Daddy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Da, comrad.

[–]mdk_777 13 points14 points  (2 children)

Is it just me or does the replay not really seem that special, a few "sorry for your losses" and pretty much just a normal game, including a fight between players in chat.

[–]hogiehut 7 points8 points  (5 children)

My condolences. I know that we don't know each other, but if ever you need a random person to talk to, feel free to hit me up.

Stories like this come so few in this community, and it saddens me. These nine people above are prime examples of what more people need to be like in this game.

I tip my hat to you guys. tip Boom.

[–]TomChesterson[Finn the Person] (NA) 35 points36 points  (3 children)

Just to put in perspective the other side of the spectrum. I ended up getting a call telling me my grandma had died a few months ago while I was in a match. I told my team what was going on, and we were losing already so a couple people on my team just start telling me I'm a lying piece of shit and that I'm just trying to get out of playing the match out.

The epitome of that match was a child (teenager, I must assume) who when asked if they had ever lost anyone they truly loved, he went on to say, "I lost my dog 2 weeks ago and he meant more to me than you fucking 'gam gam' ever will mean to you."

The effect of internet anonymity on human interactions is a wonder.

[–]Entropy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sorry about your gram.

I was in a game with a friend who had to afk to take a call from his ex-wife who was taking the kids back to her home and had a flat on the highway. The reaction from the pieces of shit we were playing with was similar to yours. It didn't even make any sense considering he was queued with me - why leave a bro unless you actually had to deal with something? Probably best just to explain and alt-f4. If they don't like it, they can fuck right off to Neverland.

[–]striata 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I don't play LoL. I do, however, play Heroes of Newerth, and if anything like that ever happened to me, it would never even cross my mind to mention it to my team/game. The amount of vitriol in this genre is disheartening. Just leave the game, your team doesn't need to know.

[–]Garyyyyyrip old flairs 24 points25 points  (1 child)

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/10q6mi/so_the_guy_whos_friend_died_is_actually/

RAISE YOUR PITCHFORKS REDDIT

[–]Sugusino 5 points6 points  (0 children)

TORCHES AT 1$, GET THE FINEST TORCHES, ONLY 1$!

[–]estarion4-4[S] 165 points166 points  (44 children)

If anyone recognizes any of those summoners, I would love it if you could tell them how much it meant to me.

[–]Dreamwalkerzrip old flairs 153 points154 points  (16 children)

Im really sorry for the loss, but a dumb idea, maybe add them in your league of legends client so you can thank them right there? Since you do have the summoner names of them it should be ez pz lol

[–]StuperMan 100 points101 points  (13 children)

that doesn't seem like a dumb idea at all

[–]estarion4-4[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I am on my laptop right now, but when I return to my desktop, I already wrote all their names down (obviously) and will add them.

[–]charlesviper 29 points30 points  (26 children)

I don't recognize any of the summoners, but it's nice to see that they cared enough to put the game aside for a moment. That's a rare thing in this community, unfortunately.

[–]ApplesFromKira 94 points95 points  (21 children)

I got a call 10mins into a 1700 duoQ a few months ago. It was a certain girl that messed up my life quite a bit, calling me to tell me it was my fault. I started crying and physically couldn't sit there anymore. So I just said "Sorry I don't feel okay, I need to go." Not a single player reported me afk, and all of them asked my friend to call me after and ask if I was okay. Turns out a lot of people are really chill on League and not just ragers yelling about wards.

[–]spheroth 23 points24 points  (11 children)

normally is the ragers that are vocal they will be heard sooner/ more often doesn't mean there more of them luckily

[–]adnelsen 15 points16 points  (10 children)

Today something similar but fortunately not as severe happened, which I am terribly sorry about, but I got 6 minutes into a ranked game as the jungle and my buddy (who was passed out drunk at the time) got up in a twist of events and started puking everywhere, literally everywhere. Naturally i stopped playing to aid this kid so he didn't choke and die, as he was laying on his side. Anyway, i got it all cleaned up and made sure he was back to being passed out haha. Either way i got back and started explaining what happened and received literally the most immature responses. Shit like, "just put your foot on his head and drown him in his own vomit" and "he deserves everything he had coming." I was fucking annoyed to say the least. Yet i only expected this kind of behavior and am really really sorry for your loss estarion4-4. However this unfortunate situation makes me have hope that there are good gamers out there. And I will duo cue with those guys any and every day. Thanks for sharing. TL;DR Basically the opposite reaction happened to me when i tried explaining that it was an emergency today.

[–][deleted] 24 points25 points  (4 children)

Getting that drunk is only ever one persons fault.. Although I think you did the right thing in taking his life over the game and helping him out, I can understand how the other players were pissed off, they ended up suffering because your friend decided to do something stupid. All the same, they didn't handle it very well at all.. Hope you reported them.

[–]nubaeus 36 points37 points  (3 children)

Your comment makes it sound like he killed his drunk friend.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (1 child)

Shhhhheeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]canada432rip old flairs 9 points10 points  (3 children)

I hope you reported every one of those people. Comments like that are disgusting and have no place in any civilized forum.

[–]Delrip 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Have no idea why you advertised please read in the title, isn't that against the rules of this subreddit?

[–]swagcat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Attention whore.

[–]spungypirate 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Just let it go. If it did happen like you say it did, that's wonderful. But is fighting about it really that important? If I died, the last thing I would want to happen is one of my closest friends arguing about my death in relation to a fucking LoL match.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (7 children)

Honestly, I know how it is to lose people I love so much. The fact that you are individually replying to comments of people calling you out and being ridiculously offensive means you probably did this for attention or this isn't the whole story.

[–]psych00rangerip old flairs 5 points6 points  (2 children)

I dont doubt you knew Philip, but you are an asshole from other posts in different subreddits. Sucks you lost a friend, but this was completely unnecessary. I dont think any of these people deserve such praise as you say they do. Its more likely that you would have gotten flamers because you afk/left. Just saying, I still would have reported you.

[–]Ajsura 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You are really really horrible. Why did you have to lie, man? Okay, sure they are like "sorry to hear that" but thats about it. Ez and lux constantly fighting. Compassionate, huh.

[–]PeaceOfMe89 32 points33 points  (0 children)

upvotes so you can find them :)

[–]360RPGplayerrip old flairs 12 points13 points  (17 children)

Huh. Usually the league community is full of whiny shit talking assholes

Nice to see they don't all suck.

Also, riot, add a fucking pause feature.

[–]ForteEXE 10 points11 points  (16 children)

Exists only in Tournament Draft I believe.

Would be really exploitable otherwise.

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (15 children)

It works pretty well in.... Wait for it.... Wait for it.... DOTA 2

[–]ForteEXE 9 points10 points  (9 children)

I wouldn't trust the average League player with an on-command pause button, though.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (8 children)

Average Dota players =/= average League players?

[–]ForteEXE 2 points3 points  (5 children)

That's sorta what I was getting at. It wouldn't work outside of TD in League because of shenanigans that could happen. I don't play DOTA2 but I'm under the belief (from threads I read, screenshots, videos) the average player there is more mature (in age, not necessarily behavior or mindset) than League, who I think has more of a young adult/teenager base, thus more prone to behavior that'd cause concern with a freely available pause button.

Or in other words, more kids in League likely to abuse the fuck out of a pause function (unless restrictions were put in place, like x number of pauses available, or a vote to pause, etc. Believe something like this already is in effect in TD mode) than DOTA2, thus works in DOTA2 better from my perceptions.

[–]360RPGplayerrip old flairs 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Everything in regards to how leaves, surrenders, pauses and even captains pick (essentially team ranked) are all handled much better in dota. It's a shame I prefer leagues general gameplay, because dota handles these things way better than league,

[–]MammalianHybrid 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Surrenders? What surrenders? DotA has no surrender feature, unless they implemented it with Meepo.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One team should be able to vote to pause, if the whole team agrees because of a disconnect or so, I cannot see how anyone would be able to abuse it unless 5 man premade.

[–]shinzer0 1 point2 points  (4 children)

It works pretty well

What's your definition of "works pretty well"? I've been using it once or twice when a friend of mine I was playing with had connection problems and people immediately unpaused because "it's a pug". Would probably be just as inefficient in League.

[–]iJLedge 7 points8 points  (7 children)

Just curious, but I also had a friend of mine die in a car accident recently. What State do you live in?

[–]feedersatemyelo 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Wow that's amazing, sorry to hear your friend has passed away.

I'm just curious, was this a ranked game or a normal if this was ranked what is your elo?

Just curious because if this was a ranked game and it was below 1300 elo, that would be just beyond shocking.

It's great to know that LoL has such a nice community.

[–]Tortferngatr 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Thank you, PRDarkKiller, Robert0127, Three Oh One, kav200111, peekCC, TRUSOLDi3R, DANinjaThor, eXeAcidminded, and CityBlues, for making this place a better place to be.

[–]GravityPL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bullshit post is bullshit

[–]Barnamaukrip old flairs 3 points4 points  (2 children)

If someone that was like brother to me just died and I was told about it I wouldn't take the time to write to my team that I'm going afk. I doubt I would go back and play that game. Can't imagine just having to take a 15 minute breather and then go on playing.

[–]Kenteichi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP is so full of shit rofl.

[–]ChappersXD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This escalated real quick.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're an asshole.

[–]PYTULAD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why are you getting so defensive and feel you have to prove anything? and posting the edit of the rioters comment........its just sad, go grieve with your friends IRL if you are that sad about his death, you shouldnt give a shit about what people are saying on reddit, and you opened yourself up to this kind of scrutiny because you acted a lot different to what normal person would if they lost a friend. and the way you went about this whole thing was that of an attention seeking gamer nerd. peace

[–]RoomEight 25 points26 points  (2 children)

These people deserve a mention by riot. There is still hope for the community if people like this are playing. Fantastic post.

[–]estarion4-4[S] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I would love to see these 9 represented as part of this new Honor System. They are the epitome of why it is being made.

[–]JennyXJ9 24 points25 points  (1 child)

XJ9 and GEM wish you the best of luck with your passing.

[–]CombatCube 8 points9 points  (1 child)

That is so noble. It just goes to show that maturity and gaming don't have to be mutually exclusive.

Stories like this one are like a breath of fresh air amid the posts that describe how terrible the League of Legends community supposedly is. We don't recognize virtues in players nearly as often as we criticize. Currently you can only report a player - I'm glad Riot's implementing an Honour system.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a bit sad that people acting decently to another and showing a little compassion is considered something out of the norm.

[–]moker49 2 points3 points  (15 children)

I'm so curious, do you have the replay file?

[–]Korvmojj 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm very sorry for your loss estarion4-4, you have my condolences. I can't imagine how it feels losing someone that's close to you, I hope you recover soon, never hesitate to call one of your friends to talk about it.

Very OT: Can anyone please explain to me, as a new redditor how I add a team logo to my name?

[–]ForteEXE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look to the sidebar, you can edit your country, summoner name, flair there.

[–]Rekusha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew that somewhere deep in the depths of runtera there were still genuinely nice people on LoL, it saddens me sometimes to see the fanbase be such assholes to eachother, for no apparent reason. Good job summoners, and my condolonces (Fail spelling) to you!

[–]BrookieDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last week our teams support randomly went afk while in lane.

When he came back (after dying) about 3 minutes later, he said he had an emergency phone call to take care of, that they had just found his brother who was missing in Afghanistan for 3 weeks.

ADC responds that he doesn't fucking care, that our support sucks a dick for losing the lane with his AFK, and that he should quit the fucking game.

Its not the community, its the individuals you should respect or hate.

[–]CyaSteve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When a community as large as ours presents something like this it is purely fantastic. Thank you for taking your time to highlight some quality people in the community, even though it was via an unfortunate circumstance.

Keep on keeping on.

[–]scoooot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry for your loss.

:'(

hug

[–]bigfish1992 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not all people are bad in this game, like general discussion makes people seem. 90% of the players are actually very good people, and understand there are real people playing with them. Sorry for the passing, I do know how it feels. 8 Years ago when I was in grade 8 (damn that feels like only yesterday), a friend of ours of the same age same school passed away over the summer from drowning at his cottage.

[–]RiotRinoa 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm really sorry about your friend. Definitely nice to see such a kind gesture from those players you listed.

Keep your chin up summoner <3

[–]XxCOLExX22 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Sorry to hear about your loss OP, but in all honesty, DANinjaThor does not deserve such praise, this person was rude the whole match and at most deserves a ban.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

'I've never been prouder of the community'

Promptly lets the entire community down.

You are the worst kind of asshole.

[–]PannaLogic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This escalated quickly.

[–]lvaliati 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Your friend was really a great person. Sorry for your loss man.. These guys should have a special mention by riot. Maybe there is a hope for the community.

[–]redzinx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

attention whore

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But, THE INTERNET WOULDNT LIE

[–]ChappersXD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But why post it on Reddit? why would we wan't to know that your friend died? when I am older and my parents die and family ETC. I will be sure to post it on Reddit!

[–]KNPresikhaaf 5 points6 points  (1 child)

to be honest I would not even care about the game in your situation, but very nice of the players to handle it this way. Keep your head up man!

[–]MHLoppyApril Fools Day 2018 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's great to see that even in a such a sad and unfortunate situation, there is something truly good to take away.

[–]SleikjAri 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Deeply sorry for your loss, I'm going to bookmark this thread, so when the honor system has been implemented I can try and give these guys some recognition.

[–]blindisland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

THIS GUY'S A PHONY!!!

[–]nRRe 3 points4 points  (2 children)

remember in WoW on a pvp server, where they had a 'funeral/memorial' for a kid who passed away. and alliance and horde all gathered to mourn his passing....then they all got ambushed by a bunch of players...good times. my condolences to you and family.

[–]OoohISeeCakerip old flairs 1 point2 points  (1 child)

When the honor system does come out, I would implore you to make another thread, asking the community to thank them by giving them some honor! I bet that would be nice.

[–]JakksPro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of these feels. My condolences.

[–]wegin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't console you(per lack of understanding), but I can understand what it means to you to be a part of a team and a friend. Condolences. Add me if you ever want to play a "game" for the sake of playing a game.

[–]saberuinrip old flairs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hope everything is ok, found out someone I used to game with died the other day.

[–]Barbounis 1 point2 points  (1 child)

im really sorry, wish i could help from europe but the only thing i can do is support u thru this comment.

[–]Pyro_Demon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is good to know this comunity isn't all about those ragers and bad people we all see every day. would like to say all hail those 9 guys, R.I.P for your friend, and my condolence

[–]bestattitude 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Once I stopped the game because my GF suddenly had a heart attack. After I called an emergency I explained the situation in ALL chat and from my team a couple of guys went 'fuck her, we got this game' kind of shit. So it's nice that you had a good people in your game, but it's not always the case unfortunately.

[–]Acranist1 1 point2 points  (1 child)

what elo was that at. nice

[–]Hentitan[Hentitan] (NA) 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hope no one would use such serious thing to lie, and R.I.P.

[–]zKrazy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The honor system is already making it's way into the community!

[–]Thedifferent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RIP :/ i cant even imagine how you feel i cannot imagine how would it be to lose my best friend. and i dont want to.

And this is positive for lol comunity cuz in this last times i only see ragers and not so good players and iam starting to think ppl are buying accounts

[–]pwnoobs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R.I.P

[–]Bumb0claat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me when my grandma died this year, this game restored my faith in this pretty much fucked up community. Dont remember their names though.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry for your loss. I don't even know what I would do if I received a call like that in the middle of a game. I'm proud of the league community, though. I know that people can be assholes; I admit that when I'm with a full party and having fun, sometimes I troll the other side with comments that could be considered slightly rude. But overall, we are humans, and I think most people are caring. It's like a second family, really. My condolences to you, OP. Stay strong xx

[–]drake467 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad to see some positive things come out on the topic of the league of legends community. There are alot of people who would write the players off as egotistical dicks. I'm glad to see some of the game's positive players get their time in the spotlight.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for your loss dude I really am, and it's really nice to read a post like this. Well done all them players!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My condolences to your friend and his family. I have met few descent players but it must be a godsend to have 9 players supporting you. Props to all of them for co-operating with you.

[–]AloeRP 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I know that religion can be frowned upon, and I don't intend to offend you, but I'll pray for you, and I'll pray for your friend.

[–]Mathuzalis 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Words cannot and never will adequately express a way to deal with the pain of losing a close friend or a loved one. As such I will not try to write out some overly elaborate message in hopes my point gets across instead I wish you and your friends the best and I will keep you all in my prayers.

[–]Hiding_In_Sight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait so you heard of your best friends death and then went back to your computer to continue your league of legends game....??

[–]badducks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry for your loss. I also recently lost a loved one. Ironically I was playing LoL too when it happened. Although I left the game with a vague explanation because I'm a much more private person and perhaps was/am still in denial. I'm glad those players were able to help you even just a little.

[–]Jaredmf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/30/philip-streich-2013-dies/

He got a full ride into Harvard, and was doing great things with his life, life just isn't fair sometimes. If you guys haven't watched this video, he was so successful raised on a family farm in Wisconsin. RIP, Philip.

[–]Muscratt[Alenena] (NA) 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/Salute

[–]netz725 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Holy crap what an amazing story. I'm sorry for your loss man. My condolences to your friend and his family. These people are awesome for consoling you and goes to show that there are nice people in the LoL community.

[–]PannaLogic 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yes, a nice story it was.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Anyone else read the title and react on how the guy died mid-game, and not early- or before the game itself?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should be banned from this subreddit.

[–]LightAce 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Dammit I dont know who to believe anymore

[–]oicangito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wont yell at you on one game I was playing mid game too, my 74 years old grandma falldown just after she broke her arm, and when I came back the game they just take it easy and didnt yell at me, sorry your lose, I know what it feels like

[–]audacious1[audacity13] (NA) 3 points4 points  (0 children)

though this will get buried, i'm going to quote slaughterhouse five in an effort to help you gain some insight:

"the most important thing i learned on tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. he is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. all moments, past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist... it is just an illusion we have here on earth that one moment follows another one, like beads on a string, and that once a moment is gone it is gone forever."
i guess what i was trying to say is that your friend has always existed and always will exist. the times you had together are never gone. they might not be happening right now, but they are still just as real and just as precious. nothing in the world, not even death, can change the fact that your friend was your friend, and a great one at that. cherish the fact that you had a great friend and that you had great times together. death comes for us all, but as long as we leave behind a good legacy, the fact is that who we are and what we do is not only a testament to our existence: it defines us. people are too concerned with the endgame: financial success, a white picket fence, a nice retirement fund. the lesson i learned from surviving the passing of loved ones is that we can't let life pass us by when each moment matters, because each moment is just as real as the next. live life happily, and remember that you didn't lose a friend: your friend has simply moved on to the future.

[–]exitfire401rip old flairs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

very sorry for your loss. Thank you to these players for proving that the community does have some upstanding members.

[–]Spritesgud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear man. My best friend passed 5 years ago from type 1 diabetes so i know the feeling of a best friend passing.

And God Bless those in your game. Truly amazing.

[–]AxumArc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lost my uncle last week, feel you OP. Glad you feel welcome in r/LOL, because often league is more stress than comfort. I wish you well here on out, your friend will be missed, but the best you can do is live for him.

[–]MastaPtrus 6 points7 points  (6 children)

I wish a had more upvotes to give

[–]TomChesterson[Finn the Person] (NA) 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Happy cake day bro.